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How Yanbian became a meeting place for both Koreas

How Yanbian became a meeting place for both Koreas

North Korea labor, South Korean investment and culture meet in Chinese border province

How Yanbian became a meeting place for both Koreas
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov October 16, 2014
As the economy grows, N. Korea grows more defiant

As the economy grows, N. Korea grows more defiant

Signs on the ground indicate increased wealth, making need for foreign assistance less urgent

As the economy grows, N. Korea grows more defiant
Inside China – North Korea Relations: what the experts think

Inside China – North Korea Relations: what the experts think

Chinese, Korean and Russian experts discuss Beijing's past, present and future relations with Pyongyang

Inside China – North Korea Relations: what the experts think
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 7, 2014
North Korea through famine survivors’ eyes

North Korea through famine survivors’ eyes

Expert calls 1990s a period of surprising change for citizen-state relations

North Korea through famine survivors’ eyes
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza October 1, 2014
Doing business in the DPRK: N. Korea’s contemporary investment climate

Doing business in the DPRK: N. Korea’s contemporary investment climate

In part one of survey series, five business specialists explain N. Korea's investment climate

Doing business in the DPRK: N. Korea’s contemporary investment climate
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 30, 2014
China – N. Korea bridge to open in October, but DPRK infrastructure lacking

China – N. Korea bridge to open in October, but DPRK infrastructure lacking

Satellite imagery from June 2014 shows little infrastructure connecting to Chinese-funded bridge

China – N. Korea bridge to open in October, but DPRK infrastructure lacking
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 24, 2014
Why North Koreans are driven to drive

Why North Koreans are driven to drive

How cars became a status symbol north of the DMZ, and why this carries over after defection

Why North Koreans are driven to drive
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov September 23, 2014
Remembering North Korea’s Chollima movement

Remembering North Korea’s Chollima movement

Enacted in parallel with the Great Leap Forward, the ‘thousand li horse’ campaign continues to resonate

Remembering North Korea’s Chollima movement
Peter Moody
Peter Moody September 23, 2014
Behind North Korea’s official economic numbers

Behind North Korea’s official economic numbers

Statistics display unreliable data but say much about Pyongyang’s political calculus

Behind North Korea’s official economic numbers
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov September 15, 2014
Inside North Korea’s 2014 Rason Trade Fair

Inside North Korea’s 2014 Rason Trade Fair

NK News takes a look around the 4th International Trade Fair in Rason

Inside North Korea’s 2014 Rason Trade Fair
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne September 10, 2014